AST Bearings Quality Management Systems
AST® Bearings scrupulously enforces a rigorous quality control program to insure that each
bearing shipped is made to the highest standard. Our goal is to meet and exceed
the customers’ demands. Our QA program conforms to Mil-STD-45208A “Inspection
Systems Requirements.”
Our QA department is equipped with the latest vibration analyzers, sophisticated dimensional examination systems and high-performance noise measuring devices, which are all routinely inspected for accuracy. This approach to quality assurance reflects AST’s uncompromising commitment to zero-defect bearings.
To help support its quality management efforts, AST maintains two Clean Rooms and its lubrication service work is performed under Class 100 Flow Benches. AST uses state-of-the-art equipment including digital lubrication & weighing systems to ensure the correct amount & weight is introduced into each bearing AST relubricates.
AST’s Document Control is available to its employees on-line including: Quality Manuals, Procedures, Work Instructions, required forms, Standards, and customer information including customer communication and customer drawings and requirements. This ensures that each AST employee has the latest and most up-to-date information at his or her fingertips.
In addition to confirming to its own quality standards for its customers, AST also maintains industry quality certifications and programs including, but not limited to:
- ISO 9001:2008 Certification
- AS9100 Rev C Certification <NEW!>
- Supplier Quality Manual
- RoHS Compliance
- REACH Certifications
- WEEE Certifications
Click on each of the above to learn more about AST Bearings's commitment to quality.
Have a Quality Question?... Just Ask!
Please remember, as questions about quality come to mind, AST’s tribology specialists, mechanical, and quality engineers are available to answer your questions. If you have a question, just ask!
- AS9100 Rev C Certification <NEW!>
